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When Giants Walked Here

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Raleigh's Dorton Arena is famed the world over for its groundbreaking architecture. Its greatest untold legacy, however, is its place in the history of a Southern mainstay: pro wrestling. This documentary chronicles the rise and fall of pro wrestling at the iconic venue, examining its impact on generations of fans, competitors and the sport itself.

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Stephen Silver Living Life Fearless I hope this leads to more local PBS stations looking into their local pro wrestling histories and mining stories from that. Rated: 4/5 Aug 23, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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dave d It is completely niche, but if you are into the history of a crazy looking building in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Dorton Arena which housed wrestling matches for years, than this is for you. It was up my alley, and evoked fantastic memories. It does go a bit off track with a bit of info on that other forgotten Nature Boy, but even that was entertaining even if all the info wasn't correct thanks to George South. It's a nice fast--paced PBS doc! Final Score: 8.9/10 Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/21/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cliff Bumgardner

Director

Cliff Bumgardner

Screenwriter

Cliff Bumgardner

Producer

Chris Lea

Producer

Cliff Bumgardner

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Wayne Bumgardner

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Synopsis Raleigh's Dorton Arena is famed the world over for its groundbreaking architecture. Its greatest untold legacy, however, is its place in the history of a Southern mainstay: pro wrestling. This documentary chronicles the rise and fall of pro wrestling at the iconic venue, examining its impact on generations of fans, competitors and the sport itself.
Director
Cliff Bumgardner
Producer
Cliff Bumgardner, Chris Lea
Screenwriter
Cliff Bumgardner
Distributor
PBS North Carolina
Genre
Documentary, History, Sports
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 8, 2024
Runtime
57m